Thread by @mehdirhasan

Shocking article by ex-Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel who links former refugee and progressive freshman (fellow) Democrat Ilhan Omar with "calamities from the Spanish Inquisition to the Russian pogroms to the Holocaust."
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https://twitter.com/TheAtlantic/status/1103684351299149827

If Emanuel is concerned about ppl accusing him of dual loyalty, maybe he should start with his Israeli dad, who said in 2008, about his American son going to work for Obama in the White House: "Obviously he’ll influence the President to be pro-Israel."
politico.com/blogs/ben-smit…
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If Emanuel is concerned about racism and bigotry, maybe, again, he should have a word with his dad, who said in 2008: "What is he, an Arab? He’s not going to be mopping floors at the White House." His dad also served in the racist Irgun terror group.
politico.com/blogs/ben-smit…
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Again, if Emanuel is concerned about racism and bigotry, maybe he should first have a word with his brother Ari, who is not just pals with this white nationalist president, but is also accused of once saying: “Everyone knows that blacks don’t swim.”
nytimes.com/2008/07/27/bus…
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Finally, Rahm Emanuel is often attacked for having 'served in the IDF'. He didn't. He was a 2-week civilian volunteer with them during the Gulf War. But can you imagine the uproar if Rashida Tlaib, say, went off to volunteer with the PA or PLO in any shape or form? #justsayin
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